Proposal Submission Form

To submit a book proposal to MSU Press, please fill out the following form.

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Book Proposal

Name *

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Acquisitions Area *

Email *

Professional Title

Affiliation

Project Information

Project Title *

Estimated Word Count *

Estimated Completion Date *

Estimated Illustration Count (if applicable) and Illustration Description

Additional Authors and Editors

Brief Explanation of Your Project *

Please describe the project in two to three sentences.

Project Description Requirements

We have no specific length, format, or organizational requirements for the project description. However, do be sure to address the following questions:

What are your argument(s), methods, and sources?

What is the relevance of your manuscript?
Who is the audience for this book? Please be specific and realistic.

What recent books do you consider “the competition”?

Please include an annotated table of contents.

Attach Project Description *

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Sample Chapters *

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Please submit two chapters. It is fine if one is the introduction. Do not send full manuscripts unless invited to do so by an acquisitions editor. Unsolicited manuscripts will be discarded.

CV/Resume *

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Proposal review typically takes eight weeks.

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